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Bristol-Myers Q1 Earnings Beat, Sales Up on Strong Eliquis
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Bristol-Myers Squibb Company’s (BMY - Free Report) reported better-than-expected results for the first quarter of 2019 on the stellar performance of its blood thinner drug, Eliquis.
First-quarter 2019 earnings of $1.10 per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny and surpassed the year-ago quarter’s earnings of 94 cents.
Total revenues of $5.92 billion surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.80 billion and increased 14% from $5.2 billion recorded in the year-ago period. Continued strong sales of Opdivo and Eliquis contributed to the top line in the reported quarter.
Shares are up in pre-market trading on better-than-expected results for the first quarter. However, Bristol-Myers’ shares have decreased 9.3% in the past six months compared with the industry’s decline of 1.0%.
Quarterly Details
Revenues were up 18% year over year, when adjusted for foreign exchange impact. Revenues increased 24% to $3.4 billion in the United States and 2% outside the country. Ex-U.S. revenues were up 10%, when adjusted for foreign exchange impact.
Eliquis witnessed strong growth and became the top revenue generator for the company. Sales of the drug rose 28% to $1.92 billion. We note that Bristol-Myers has a collaboration agreement with Pfizer (PFE - Free Report) for Eliquis. Opdivo, which is approved for multiple cancer indications, continued its impressive performance, with sales up 19% year over year to $1.8 billion. Sales of Opdivo and Eliquis rose 20% and 36%, respectively, in the United States.
Leukemia drug Sprycel raked in sales of $459 million, up 5% year over year. Sales of rheumatoid arthritis drug, Orencia, were up 8% to $640 million. Melanoma drug, Yervoy, contributed $384 million to the top line during the reported quarter, up 54% year over year.
Multiple myeloma drug Empliciti recorded sales of $83 million, up 51% year over year.
However, performance of key drugs in the Virology unit disappointed. Sales of Baraclude declined 37% to $141 million. Sales of other brands (including Sustiva, Reyataz, Daklinza and all other products that have lost exclusivity in major markets) fell 21% year over year to $487 million.
Adjusted research and development (R&D) expenses in the quarter were up 11.1% to $1.30 billion. Adjusted marketing, selling and administrative expenses increased 2.6% to $1 billion.
Gross margin was 69% in the quarter compared with 72.8% in the year-ago quarter. The year-ago period results included an inventory charge.
Regulatory Update
In February 2019, the European Commission approved Sprycel in combination with chemotherapy for the treatment of pediatric patients with newly diagnosed Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Acquisitions
Earlier in the month, more than 75% of shareholders voted in favor of the company’s impending acquisition of biotech big wig Celgene Corporation at the Special Meeting of Stockholders. The transaction will close in the third quarter of 2019. The acquisition was announced in January for a whopping $74 billion.
The buyout is expected to be 40% accretive to the bottom line on a standalone basis in the first full year and result in cost synergies of approximately $2.5 billion by 2022. The merged entity will generate more than $45 billion in cash flow over the first three full years.
Pipeline Update
The phase II CheckMate -714 trial evaluating Opdivo versus Opdivo plus Yervoy in patients with recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck did not meet its primary endpoints.
2019 Guidance
Bristol-Myers reiterated its adjusted earnings and revenue expectations for 2019. The company projects earnings of $4.10-$4.20 per share. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings is pegged at $4.16. The company expects worldwide revenues to increase mid-single digits.
Our Take
We are positive about Bristol-Myers’ performance, as it beat on both earnings and sales in the first quarter, primarily on robust sales of Opdivo and Eliquis. Bristol-Myers’ efforts to develop its pipeline products, especially Opdivo, are encouraging. Several label expansion applications for Opdivo are under review in the United States and Europe. These, if approved, will further boost the prospects of this blockbuster drug.
However, the company suffered setback with the failure of the drug and withdrawal of a label expansion application in first-line lung cancer. Additionally, the approval of Merck’s (MRK - Free Report) Keytruda for the same indication adds to Bristol-Myers’ woes.
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Bristol-Myers Q1 Earnings Beat, Sales Up on Strong Eliquis
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company’s (BMY - Free Report) reported better-than-expected results for the first quarter of 2019 on the stellar performance of its blood thinner drug, Eliquis.
First-quarter 2019 earnings of $1.10 per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny and surpassed the year-ago quarter’s earnings of 94 cents.
Total revenues of $5.92 billion surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.80 billion and increased 14% from $5.2 billion recorded in the year-ago period. Continued strong sales of Opdivo and Eliquis contributed to the top line in the reported quarter.
Shares are up in pre-market trading on better-than-expected results for the first quarter. However, Bristol-Myers’ shares have decreased 9.3% in the past six months compared with the industry’s decline of 1.0%.
Quarterly Details
Revenues were up 18% year over year, when adjusted for foreign exchange impact. Revenues increased 24% to $3.4 billion in the United States and 2% outside the country. Ex-U.S. revenues were up 10%, when adjusted for foreign exchange impact.
Eliquis witnessed strong growth and became the top revenue generator for the company. Sales of the drug rose 28% to $1.92 billion. We note that Bristol-Myers has a collaboration agreement with Pfizer (PFE - Free Report) for Eliquis. Opdivo, which is approved for multiple cancer indications, continued its impressive performance, with sales up 19% year over year to $1.8 billion. Sales of Opdivo and Eliquis rose 20% and 36%, respectively, in the United States.
Leukemia drug Sprycel raked in sales of $459 million, up 5% year over year. Sales of rheumatoid arthritis drug, Orencia, were up 8% to $640 million. Melanoma drug, Yervoy, contributed $384 million to the top line during the reported quarter, up 54% year over year.
Multiple myeloma drug Empliciti recorded sales of $83 million, up 51% year over year.
However, performance of key drugs in the Virology unit disappointed. Sales of Baraclude declined 37% to $141 million. Sales of other brands (including Sustiva, Reyataz, Daklinza and all other products that have lost exclusivity in major markets) fell 21% year over year to $487 million.
Adjusted research and development (R&D) expenses in the quarter were up 11.1% to $1.30 billion. Adjusted marketing, selling and administrative expenses increased 2.6% to $1 billion.
Gross margin was 69% in the quarter compared with 72.8% in the year-ago quarter. The year-ago period results included an inventory charge.
Regulatory Update
In February 2019, the European Commission approved Sprycel in combination with chemotherapy for the treatment of pediatric patients with newly diagnosed Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Acquisitions
Earlier in the month, more than 75% of shareholders voted in favor of the company’s impending acquisition of biotech big wig Celgene Corporation at the Special Meeting of Stockholders. The transaction will close in the third quarter of 2019. The acquisition was announced in January for a whopping $74 billion.
The buyout is expected to be 40% accretive to the bottom line on a standalone basis in the first full year and result in cost synergies of approximately $2.5 billion by 2022. The merged entity will generate more than $45 billion in cash flow over the first three full years.
Pipeline Update
The phase II CheckMate -714 trial evaluating Opdivo versus Opdivo plus Yervoy in patients with recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck did not meet its primary endpoints.
2019 Guidance
Bristol-Myers reiterated its adjusted earnings and revenue expectations for 2019. The company projects earnings of $4.10-$4.20 per share. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings is pegged at $4.16. The company expects worldwide revenues to increase mid-single digits.
Our Take
We are positive about Bristol-Myers’ performance, as it beat on both earnings and sales in the first quarter, primarily on robust sales of Opdivo and Eliquis. Bristol-Myers’ efforts to develop its pipeline products, especially Opdivo, are encouraging. Several label expansion applications for Opdivo are under review in the United States and Europe. These, if approved, will further boost the prospects of this blockbuster drug.
However, the company suffered setback with the failure of the drug and withdrawal of a label expansion application in first-line lung cancer. Additionally, the approval of Merck’s (MRK - Free Report) Keytruda for the same indication adds to Bristol-Myers’ woes.
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Zacks Rank
Bristol-Myers currently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
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